State Highway Bonds Debate In Iowa Legislature
A discussion in Des Moines centers on issuing bonds to build a state road system with paving and gravel additions. Proposals include 100 million dollar bonds and 8 to 4 thousand miles of improvements, with future tax burdens shifted to districts, while opposition cites provincial interests and unequal regional benefits. The piece also touches on crime, education, and a critical view of sensational memoirs by Thaw and Nesbit.
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Natalcicat
Black Hawk
Wba Oileta
Wind of Verennial Sparks Prohibition Debate in Iowa
Iowa editors recount Congress failure to enforce prohibition and the Walsteid act amid calls for stronger enforcement. The piece laments ongoing wholesale violations and warns that without robust action, the wets question will influence city campaigns, youth, and immigrant voters.
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Sioux City
Congress
Courst
So's your old man and the youth of wisdom
The piece muses on how youths refer to their fathers as “old man” and the implications of respect and affection across generations. It argues many youths misuse the term as bravado, while fathers bear burdens of work and care, shaping understanding with time and distance.
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al- Uitade
Carrie
Councils of State
Hut Father
Wolf
Talor
Deddy
Jan Old Fogy
Preal
Personal Health Service by Dr Brady on hygiene and self care
Dr Brady discusses surface cleansing versus deeper body exposure, hand washing, the ill advised use of eye washes and douches, nasal sprays in epidemics, and cautions about eye and dental care. He cites wartime hygiene, advises modest routines, and answers reader questions on nutrition and teeth care with practical, plain guidance.
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Fine Hearth
Wyof
BE. V. McCollum
Joling Hopkins School of Hygiene
Aurist
Renal Foundation
Trene Fox
Brady
William Benetare
Pale Hands and Night Dramas on Public Ledger Pages
Fragmented OCR of a public ledger serialized work titled Pale Hands by Hazel Dryo Batchelor. The excerpt includes misread lines, character names such as Mona, Leila, Ranald, and a chapter heading Eavesdropping. It sketches interwoven scenes of intrigue, romantic tension, and moodily lit rooms as voices drift from a hindy lighted room and a discussion turns toward sensible behavior.
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Pale Hands
Ty Hazel Dryo Batchelor
Public Ledger
Leila
Leita
Mona
Ranald
Sonele
Snow Queen Love Triangle Amid Theatre Plans
In a tangled scene Mona resists Ronny's declaration of love while Leila overhears. Mona, admired and cold, uses charm to keep him in thrall as Leila contemplates the consequences on Richard Kingsley. A theater outing and social tensions heighten the melodrama in this multi-character domestic snapshot.
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Rony
Mona
Leila
Lena Kingsley
Ronny
Moon
Tee
Richard
Moania
Richard Kingsley
Uncle Wiggily and the Red Daisies in Saturday School
In a playful scene, Uncle Wiggily encounters Lady Mouse the Teacher emerging from the Hollow Stump School. He politely asks about a lesson on a Saturday, noting there should be no classes and suggesting a mix up with animals left in school as part of the tale.
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Uncle Wiggily
Syou
Uncle Wiggily Carries Papers In Daisy Field
Uncle Wiggily helps Lady Mouse by carrying her books papers and ink through a daisied field. A red ink spill stains the daisies as the Wolf and other foes approach, while Miss Mouse pleads that Uncle Wiggily not be blamed for the mishap.
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Mouse
Bunny
Rabbit
Miss .Mouse
Uncle Wigony
Uncle Wiggily
Miss Mouse
Uncle
Monge
Uncle Wigsily
Lion
Laneears
Hare
Indoor baseball described as a country kids game
A reader writes from Corner about indoor baseball evolving outdoors with a larger ball and faster play. A simple two person setup uses a glove and bat, five markers form bases, and a 12 foot limit line. three outs per inning, no running bases, foul lines 300 feet apart. The letter ends with a friendly note praising the robin.
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Uncle Ray
Robin
Elalah
Anderson
Uncle Wiggy and the Nose Bleed Wolf
Uncle Wiggily offers to take the wolf instead as Miss Mouse distracts the predator with red daisies. The Wolf sniffs the flowers and laments a nose bleed and retreat. The scene ends with the rabbit and mouse continuing merrily while the clock dusting scene hints at a follow up about Uncle Wiglity and spearmint plot.
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Uncle
Wigerty
Rabbit
Miss Mouse
Uncle Wig- Bily
Abe Martin Benton Kite Bumpeed Train Tale
Abe Martin Benton Kite rode a passenger train yesterday and moved ahead of others as he went along. The country needs a bond that costs two dollars but lasts long enough to save one.
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Benton Kite
Nature Questions Answered in Tomorrow’s Notes
Burroughs Nature Club hosts a questions column inviting readers to send inquiries on nature topics. Answers previewed include vertebrae counts in birds, boa constrictor size comparisons, fish swallowing larger prey, and bird migration methods with notes on loons coots and diving birds.
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Nature Notes
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He Harman Co. Courier
Park Ave
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Dean Co. Hartman
Harry McCoy
Waterloo
Iowa
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
York
Philadelpha
Chicago
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Btory
Brooks & Finer
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Lisgorfs
Davenport
Darrow
Narvow
England
America
Harry K. Thaw
Mit
Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
Stanford White
Nesbit
Evelyn
Harry
Tian
Vitisburgh
Sivan
Piltshareh
Eltivenslit
Eerhack
Pitts
Harry Shis
Austin Tims
Personal Health Service
William Brady, M
Avery
South Carolina
Bevinus
Nawbaiel
Barry
Ces Rem
Spud Sweykbing
Moma Aanten
Matonie
Iby
Isanus- Ings
Mente Basheler Tecbraieay
Tomah Cranevon
Losing & Strome
Brad New Baccaseer
Mani
PH Whelpoor
Sewark
van Dyke
New York
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Yellowstone
Tertius van Dyke
Nughe
Longworth
Lhase
Cogmer
Nick
Uncle Wiggily and the
Howard R. Gahis
Linck Rays
Abe Martin
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
Foo
Acrora
Cummins
Ainneajiong Journal
Senate
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